wanderlust7
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Got the 50k MR retention on my Schwab! Really glad to be keeping this one for cash out. Renewal is in May! Decided to try early in case things change in the new year.
So this virtual school thing is tough with high school boys. I got mine up and apparently he fell back asleep while waiting for his first class to start. Luckily the teacher emailed me that he was missing a quiz. I'm not sure having the desk and the bed in the same room is the best idea but I'm not sure what the alternative is. Is it 2021 yet?
Same problems here. My 7th grader kept trying for 20 mins to get onto a class yesterday then gave up. Realized after that he was trying to get into the wrong class, so he missed it. Then today, my husband woke him up for class but it was too early so he told my son that he'd wake him up in 20 mins. Which he then forgot. I got home 45 mins later and he was sound asleep, missing the same class 2 days in a row. He's usually on top of everything though. It's my 2 high schoolers that are killing me slowly. I often have to wake them up in between classes, everytime saying "do I need to follow you to college too, to make sure you're up on time? We can be roommates!"
At least in college they can sleep in class. Even in the uncomfortable wooden, no padding, fold down lecture room chairs. Econ teacher spent more time talking about his high school days than the course material. Gave up on the huge marketing class and just slept in since they put the power point online.
The classes with actual desks or tables that were generally 50 or less people I stayed awake in. Lecture halls too if it was interesting or had a friend to chat with. Awful yes, but then you shouldn't be boring I was much better my 2nd degree but I also didn't have any class bigger than 50 people and most were interesting since it was all for my major and a few ge classes.
Haha, yeah that wouldn't have worked for me. I'm so old that there was no "on-line" to put any lectures on. Of course, I was also a nerd who would write pages of notes in every class... None of my kids will be doing that. All I hear from them is, "It's all online!"
Another pet peeve is that I can't get my 7th grader to write out any math work in algebra. He does it all in his head. And is usually right, but I keep trying to explain that the harder it gets, and the longer the equations, the easier it is to write it out. Otherwise he (and teachers) can't see what he did, if he gets a problem wrong. Nobody listens to me. Except the dogs.
Agree 110%! As much as we would prefer to keep DS remote, I broke down and sent the email for him to start hybrid in January. After a full school day online, he is burnt out and has no desire to do his homework. I am just glad we have that option that many do not.So this virtual school thing is tough with high school boys. I got mine up and apparently he fell back asleep while waiting for his first class to start. Luckily the teacher emailed me that he was missing a quiz. I'm not sure having the desk and the bed in the same room is the best idea but I'm not sure what the alternative is. Is it 2021 yet?
Same problems here. My 7th grader kept trying for 20 mins to get onto a class yesterday then gave up. Realized after that he was trying to get into the wrong class, so he missed it. Then today, my husband woke him up for class but it was too early so he told my son that he'd wake him up in 20 mins. Which he then forgot. I got home 45 mins later and he was sound asleep, missing the same class 2 days in a row. He's usually on top of everything though. It's my 2 high schoolers that are killing me slowly. I often have to wake them up in between classes, everytime saying "do I need to follow you to college too, to make sure you're up on time? We can be roommates!"
Just try being the teacher in virtual learning. I talk to myself all day and stare at a screen of icons
Just try being the teacher in virtual learning. I talk to myself all day and stare at a screen of icons
The way my kid does multiplication at home: Alexa ... What is 4 plus 4 plus 4 plus 4?We never got credit for math if we didn't show our work. But also that new math is nuts, ridiculous and unnecessary. It's good I don't have kids or they'd be learning the normal way while learning remotely if they wanted help.
Just try being the teacher in virtual learning. I talk to myself all day and stare at a screen of icons
Our county will not require it and no one turns the camera on. Dd is a senior in an IB program (they’re basically a bunch of highly driven nerds). At the beginning of the year they all had their cameras on. Now none of them do. Ds never turned his on and when I go into his room when he’s “in school” there’s maybe one kid with the camera on.The way my kid does multiplication at home: Alexa ... What is 4 plus 4 plus 4 plus 4?
So at least he listened when I explained that multiplication is merely addition, repeated a number of times, i.e. 4 x 4 is 4, 4 times
Our students must show their face continuously to be considered present (none of this showing your arm or an icon is acceptable). No wonder the virtual learning students are failing at a high rate!
InterestingIt looks like AMEX is changing up the travel credit next year. View attachment 542870
It looks like AMEX is changing up the travel credit next year. View attachment 542870
I don’t get charged/pay an annual fee, but I think I did originally open the account in December. So I just assumed it was replacing the other statement credits. But now that I look more closely at the email they sent me it does say “in appreciation of your card membership.” So, I guess that means I get $400 free dollars next year? I’m not complaining.Your AF just posted right? this is the "credit" they give u for Amex Plat for keeping it till next year.
Source: https://www.doctorofcredit.com/more...atinum-cardholders-get-200-amextravel-credit/